MKJV - Psalms - 107

107:1  O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.

107:2  Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

107:3  and gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.

107:4  They wandered in the wilderness, in a desert by the way; they found no city to dwell in.

107:5  Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

107:6  Then they cried to the LORD in their distress, and He delivered them out of their troubles.

107:7  And He guided them by the right way, so as to go to a city to live in.

107:8  Oh that men would praise the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the sons of man!

107:9  For He satisfies the thirsty soul, and fills the hungry soul with good.

107:10  Those who sit in the darkness and in the shadow of death, being chained in affliction and iron;

107:11  because they rebelled against the words of God, and despised the advice of the Most High.

107:12  and He humbled their heart with labor; they fell down, and none was helping.

107:13  Then they cried to the LORD in their distress, and He saved them out of their troubles.

107:14  He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands in two.

107:15  Let them praise the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the sons of man!

107:16  For He has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.

107:17  Fools are afflicted because of their rebellion, and because of their iniquities.

107:18  Their soul hates all kinds of food; and they draw near the gates of death.

107:19  Then they cry to the LORD in their distress, and He saves them out of their troubles.

107:20  He sent His word and heals them, and delivers them from their pitfalls.

107:21  Let them praise the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the sons of man!

107:22  And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with rejoicing!

107:23  They who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters;

107:24  these see the works of the LORD and His wonders in the deep.

107:25  For He commands and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.

107:26  They mount up to the heavens, they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble.

107:27  They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and all their wisdom is swallowed up.

107:28  And they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and He brings them out of their troubles.

107:29  He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.

107:30  And they are glad because they are quiet; so He brings them to their desired haven.

107:31  Let them praise the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the sons of man!

107:32  And let them exalt Him in the congregation of the people, and praise Him in the gathering of the elders.

107:33  He sets rivers to a wilderness and water-springs to thirsty ground;

107:34  a fruitful land to a salty desert, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

107:35  He turns the wilderness into a water-ponds, and dry ground into water-springs.

107:36  And He makes the hungry dwell there, so that they may prepare a city to live in;

107:37  and sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

107:38  He also blesses them, so that they are multiplied greatly; and does not allow their cattle to become few.

107:39  Again, they have become few, and humbled through harshness, affliction, and sorrow.

107:40  He pours scorn on nobles, and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no path.

107:41  But He raises up the poor from affliction and sets families like a flock.

107:42  The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop its mouth.

107:43  Whoever is wise, and will observe these things, they shall understand the mercies of the LORD.